Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria

Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1928–2004)
Status	Abandoned
Location
Location	692 Joseph Avenue, Rochester, New York
Location in New York
Geographic coordinates	43°10′38″N77°36′34″W / 43.17722°N 77.60944°W / 43.17722; -77.60944
Architecture
Architect(s)	Louis H. Friedman
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Georgian Revival
Date established	1921 (as a congregation)
Completed	1928
Materials	Brick
Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	Less than 1 acre
NRHP reference No.	15000775
Added to NRHP	November 9, 2015
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Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria, also known as Congregation B'Nai Israel, is a historic former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, in the United States. ^[2]

The synagogue was built in 1928, and is a two-story, Georgian Revival style brick building with decorative cast stone classical details. It is five-bays wide with the end bays being square towers and a recessed triangular parapet is between the two towers. The front façade features a portico with four Ionic order round columns. The building was used as a synagogue until 2004. ^{[3] [4] : 3, 7}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. ^[1]

Gallery

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  Front oblique
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  Front oblique
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  Historic marker
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  Rear
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  Rear corner

See also

• Leopold Street Shule

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/09/15 through 11/13/15. National Park Service. November 20, 2015.
2. "Congregation B'Nai Israel Synagogue". The Abandoned Upstate Project. 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
4. Scheier, Neil; Ridarsky, Christine L.; Bartos, Virginia L. (December 2014). "Registration Form: Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved March 1, 2016.See also: "Accompanying photos".